He was a shrewe, and a greet market-betere.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, describing the Wife of Bath's first husband. 'Shrewe' (scold) and 'market-betere' (one who beats at the market) are unusual and blunt descriptors of his character.
c. 1387-1400
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